Salem State Lecture Series
| Hours: | 3:00 PM |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | see below |
| Category: | Lectures/Discussions |
Elected with a clear mandate for change, Mayor Booker's mission is create a Newark that is a national standard for urban transformation.
Two years into his first term, Newark led the nation among large cities for a 40 percent reduction in both shootings and murders.
The radical transformation of the Newark Police Department under his leadership, together with the deployment of over 100 surveillance cameras throughout the city, has led to Newark setting the nationwide pace for crime reduction.
Under Mayor Booker's leadership, the city has committed to a $40 million transformation of its parks and playgrounds through a ground-breaking public/private partnership and doubled affordable housing production.
Recipient of a bachelors and a masters degree from Stanford University, an additional bachelors degree from England's Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a law degree from Yale University, Cory Booker first worked as a staff attorney for Newark's Urban Justice Center.
He entered politics in 1998 as the city's Central Ward councilman, earning a reputation as a leader with innovative ideas and bold actions; ideas he has taken with him to the mayors office.
Nationally recognized for his passion for social change and his deep belief in service and social justice, Mayor Booker has been recognized by TIME as one of the 100 most influential people of 2011, by New Jersey Monthly as one of New Jerseys top 40 under 40, by Black Enterprise as one of Americas most powerful players under 40.
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$10.00-$60.00
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www.salemstateseriestickets.com
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3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA, 01902 map
Phone: 978-542-7555
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